The Adoration of the Magi

Public Domain

Artist / maker

Colijn de Coter (painters (artists))

Periods

15th century, 16th century

Collection

Museum of Fine Arts Ghent

More about this work

Features
Artist / maker Colijn de Coter RKD
Type oil paintings (visual works)
Categories paintings (visual works) AAT , Decretaal beschermd topstuk
Materials oil paint AAT , panel AAT
Dimensions 88.4 x 72.5 cm
Location Work on display
Object number 1950-A
Description
Subjects religious symbolism AAT , landscapes AAT
Tags New Testament Iconclass, the Virgin Mary Iconclass, Mary sitting or enthroned, the Christ-child in front of her, standing in her lap (or in front of her bosom) Iconclass, adoration of the Christ-child ~ Christ's birth Iconclass, the foster-father of Christ, Joseph of Nazareth, husband of Mary; possible attributes: flowering rod or wand, lily, carpenter's tools Iconclass, adoration of the kings: the Wise Men present their gifts to the Christ-child (gold, frankincense and myrrh) Iconclass, (later life of) Melchior, the bearded 'Asian' king Iconclass, (later life of) Caspar, the youthful 'European' king Iconclass, (later life of) Balthasar, the 'African' (negro) king Iconclass, bringing gifts; exchanging gifts Iconclass, other birds: dove Iconclass, ornament ~ festoon, garland Iconclass, the apostle and evangelist Matthew (Mattheus); possible attributes: angel, axe, book, halberd, pen and inkhorn, purse, scroll, square, sword Iconclass, gold-thread embroidery Iconclass, ornaments, jewels Iconclass, diadem, tiara Iconclass, chalice Iconclass, ox Iconclass, ass, donkey Iconclass, landscapes in the temperate zone Iconclass, (high) hill Iconclass, pond, pool Iconclass, plants (in general) Iconclass, trees Iconclass, groups of trees Iconclass, road, path Iconclass, riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman Iconclass, floor-covering (TILED FLOOR) Iconclass
Linked open data
Data PURL https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1950-A
IIIF manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/119/manifest.json
LIDO XML https://datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_lido&identifier=oai:datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be:mskgent.be:1950-A
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